Meet Lindsay Mamet | Holistic Mental Health Guide, Trauma Informed Coach, Breathworker, and Reiki Master

We had the good fortune of connecting with Lindsay Mamet and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Lindsay, we’d love to start by asking you about lessons learned. Is there a lesson you can share with us?
There is someone for everyone but someone is not always for everyone and that’s okay. Only you can do exactly what you do. I think this translates to everything in life. We each have our own unique gifts and essence that we bring to anything we do, that no one else has. Those gifts will find the people they are supposed to. Instead of trying to please everyone with what you’re doing, find out exactly who you are and who you can make the most impact on by sharing that. By trying to please everyone you’ll please no one.

What should our readers know about your business?
I create safe spaces for women to be seen, to be held, to feel, and to grow. This can be 1:1, in a group, or in a retreat setting. Everything I share and teach comes from my own experiences and trainings from around the world. I don’t share what I haven’t experienced or learned for myself, only techniques that have truly helped me and I’ve seen the shifts in myself from using.

I think what sets me apart from others is that I try to bridge the eastern and western philosophies from a trauma-informed lens.  I’m also not afraid of the shadow side of things. I have experienced a lot of suffering and pain in my own life and have been able to work through it, so I’m sharing from experience, and most importantly from my heart because I know how hard it can be. I truly believe that our struggles are here to teach us. That we aren’t broken, we just have more to learn. Our bodies are so wise and they want us to heal.

This business is built on my own deep struggles. I lost my dad who raised me by himself and was the closest person to me when I was only 21. I ran from that pain for a long time using anything to stop me from feeling until I collapsed and was forced to find healthy ways to deal with my past. To think of coming from such a lost and dark place to where I am now and being able to help other women is a dream and sometimes so crazy for me to believe is real. I am proud I made it, and am able to share with others. This is just the beginning, my business is still a baby. I have so many ideas and dreams to grow into to share this work.

It hasn’t been easy. It’s been a rollercoaster. I remember coming back from a year of traveling and two months in India sort of in a spiritual LA LA land, thinking I had all the answers, that I had solved all of my problems and was ready to share what I learned with the world. Then covid hit and all my plans of how I wanted to start this business went out the window. I was confronted with deeper and darker parts of myself I didn’t even know were there. It was such a powerful journey working through those things to really come to the other side to be able to share my gifts with the world.

Starting a business makes you confront yourself in ways I never realized. You have to be okay with getting rejected, with people not liking what you are doing or have to say. It’s really putting your self out there and that’s hard. It’s taken me a while to get over imposter syndrome. It’s still weird to me that I am a grown up and can even own a business but I finally feel like after almost 2 years of having my business that I know who I am within it and what I have to offer and I feel confident in that. I think any business and human will go through this process of figuring out what you do and don’t want it to be and what your business looks like when you first start out will not be the same 2, 5, or 10 years down the line.

Mostly I just want people to know that they aren’t alone. That it’s okay to feel. That there are answers out there for them and that they will be okay. I like to believe that what you are seeking is seeking you, the clients I want to work with are out there wanting what I have to offer, and the people out there who are needing guidance, there is going to be that one person who will fit right with them and help them work through what it is they’re going through, you just have to hold on and find them.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I always have a hard time thinking of things to do when people come and visit! I usually start with a trip to Balboa Park, I live right by it and It’s just such a beautiful place. I’d take them to Panama 66 it’s so unique with all the art sculptures around and it has great food. Then take them to Trilogy Sanctuary in La Jolla for some good vegan food and a yoga class followed by a trip to Black’s Beach. I would see if there’s a good band playing at the Casbah in Little Italy, it’s my favorite little music venue. I’d take them to the farmer’s market in Hillcrest or Leucadia, maybe go up to Encinitas and walk down the Main Street and then go to the meditation gardens. Maybe go to communal coffee in South Park and walk around the neighborhood with a cup of tea. Some other restaurants I’d try and fit in are Muzita Ethiopian Food in University Heights and Donna Jean’s amazing vegan pizza in Banker’s Hill. I’d also probably try and squeeze in a Mexico trip down to Rosarito for some lobster.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My closest friend Karina Menezes (who is an amazing plant based chef by the way). She has stood by my side during my darkest days and always believed that I would turn those lessons into something bigger. Without her support over the last decade I wouldn’t be who I am today or have the confidence to share what I do. She became the family that I needed when I lost mine and I’m forever grateful to her.

Also my coach Anastasia Holland for creating the space I always needed to grow in and showing me what true leadership looks like.

Website: lindsaymamet.com

Instagram: lindsay.mamet

Image Credits
Annie Caplan Photography